the most legendary saint in prayer from the new testament was james the just
jesus' little brother
he prayed so much on his knees for the forgiveness of others that they grew hard and rough. they really started calling him camel knees.
and he wrote about prayer
and elijah
the most legendary new testament saint in prayer writing about the most legendary old testament saint in prayer
and do u know what he said ?
"elijah was a man with a nature like ours."
Things Elijah Did
Prophesied a Drought (I Kings 17)
Lived by a River and was Fed by Ravens (I Kings 17) Ate Miracle Bread with a Widow (I Kings 17) Raised that Widow’s Son from the Dead (I Kings 17) Confronted the Most Powerful Man in the Government (I Kings 18) Challenged Pagan Prophets to a God Competition (I Kings 18) Wasted Tons of Water in a Drought to Make a Point (I Kings 18)
Absolutely Decimated the Evil Prophets (I Kings 18) Prophesied the First Rain in Several Years (I Kings 18) Went to the Exact Location Where Moses Encountered YHWH and Also Encountered Him (I Kings 19) Ate More Miracle Bread Baked by an Angel (I Kings 19) Heard God’s Voice in a Thin Silence (I Kings 19) Trained Up Absolutely Legendary Successor (I Kings 20) Was Taken to Heaven in a Whirlwind (2 Kings 2) Best Posthumous Miracle Ever - His Cloak Parted a River (2 Kings 2)
And James, camel knees himself, says that his nature is just like ours
he's just a guy
You Are More Like Elijah Than You Think You Are
ur probably like, im a sinner, and one time i woke up with a hangover and cheetoh fingers
well, elijah was a sinner too
james said -
"the prayers of a righteous person have great power as they are working."
and we have the righteousness of christ
what would happen if you believed that your prayers had GREAT POWER. not from you, but from the grace of God.
James goes on to say elijah "prayed fervently."
the greek there uses the word for prayer then the same word for prayer in a different form.
like he pray prayed
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